Following J1 Visa interview experience was shared by a exchange student. His visa was rejected. At end of this experience, read my analysis to why his J1 was rejected. J1 Visa Rejected My J1 Visa was rejected last December. Before this J1 Visa, I was rejected for my B1/B2 visa. Here’s how my visa interview…
Here’s an interesting question from one of our members about borrowing money from agents to get a bank statement. Which can be used to get I-20 from U.S. Colleges. I went through the articles at HSB. Since I cannot show enough liquid cash for my bank statement, I am considering approaching some “agents” who will…
EB2 vs EB3 – Which is Better? EB3 job with higher salary or EB2 with low paying job? Employers can sponsor Green Card via Employment Based EB1, EB2 and EB3 category. EB1 is not discussed here for reasons we all know, it’s the fastest route to Green Card and it there’s no long wait time…
Does America need International STEM OPT Students? Looking at the thousands of negative comments posted against the proposed STEM OPT Rule, one thing is clear, Americans don’t want non-immigrants take their jobs. At the same time, people in the tech field know that it’s really hard to find and hire a talented STEM employee. While…
At the time of this publishing this blog post there’s over 27,000 published comments to Proposed 24 Months STEM OPT Extension Rule. Several thousands of negative comments are written by opponents of this rule. If this trend continues, STEM OPT Extension rule is in danger of not being implemented. There’s still time left to submit your…
If EAD for I140 Rule gets implemented, it will be one of the biggest and welcome change in several years for Employment Based Legal Immigration system here in the U.S.A. Here’s a list of stages and steps EAD for I140 rule have to go through before being implemented and effective from Jan 17, 2017. EAD…
Graduate School, Ph.D. and Study Abroad is not for the faint of heart. Here’s a true and shocking story of a student dismissed from Ph.D. program at Texas A&M at College Station. First, I want you to read the following experience and at the end I have my thoughts and what you can do to…
Hello, everyone, this is Naren. I completed my undergraduate this year in Electronics and Communication Engineering, and I am planning to apply to the US for next fall. When Raghu posted on Facebook asking readers to write for Happy Schools Blog, I found it an exciting opportunity to share my experiences with other people. So,…
Here’s 5 Part Summary of DHS Proposed 24 Months STEM OPT Extension Rule. Immigration Attorney Murali explains the proposals listed in the STEM OPT Rule in this 5 part video series. Proposed Rule will be published for public comments on October 19, 2015 for 30 Days. There’s several good proposals and added conditions for STEM…
Having spent a year pursuing my Masters in Computer Science at the University of Florida, here is my view of life in the United States. First of all, your experience here is going to be a baptism of fire to the harsh realities of life, with all its compromises and sacrifices. Most people derive…